Category: Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Literary studies student Sally Stewart has been selected to receive a University of Texas at Dallas Undergraduate Research Scholar Award. The award carries with it a $500 stipend for Stewart and an additional $300 in research support funds for her faculty advisor, Dr. Theresa Towner. Says Towner, “Sally won the research award to support her honors […]

UT Dallas dominated the recent Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers (TACWT) Student Competition, winning a total of four awards. In the Graduate Fiction category, Douglas Frank took first place with his short story, “The Last Summer of Fireflies.” For Undergraduate Fiction, first place was awarded to Paige Cunningham for her story, “Pens & Needles,” […]

Sarah Bowman, who received her PhD in Humanities in 2008 and is currently an adjunct instructor in ATEC, has recently published The Functions of Role-Playing Games. It’s a revised version of her dissertation. Wei Shao, a PhD candidate in Humanities, has published the Chinese version of her memoir, Homeland, with the New Century Publishing House in Taiwan.

Richardson, Texas (August 30, 2010) – As part of the Dallas Museum of Art’s “México 200” celebration of the bicentennial of Mexican independence, acclaimed poet Homero Aridjis will give a reading on Friday, September 17, at 9:00 p.m. at the Dallas Museum of Art’s monthly Late Night. The bilingual reading will come from two of Aridjis’ poetry […]

Two members of the Arts and Humanities faculty at UT Dallas will take part in the Late Nights program at the Dallas Museum of Art this Friday, Aug. 20. Frank Dufour will give a brief presentation about his favorite work of art at 9:00 pm, and Susan Briante will give a poetry reading at 9:30 pm […]